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SAP Business One 9.1 Highlights

Customer June 2014

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Objective of this Presentation

Purpose

This presentation is intended to provide a solid overview of new developed functional highlights, related to

SAP Business One 9.1

SAP Business One 9.1, version for SAP HANA

The highlight presentation describes the highlights and business benefits.

This presentation is targeted for use by SAP employees, SAP Business One partner and SAP customer.

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For information regarding future directions, refer to Solution Road map.

For more information related to this release, refer to Ramp-up Knowledge Transfer materials and product documentation.


SAP Business One 9.1 - Overview

Planned new versions: SAP Business One 9.1 and SAP Business One 9.1, version for SAP HANA

Release to customer is currently planned for end of Q2 2014

One common code base for SAP HANA database and Microsoft SQL Server

Focus on functional improvements and simplifications of implementing, operating, and using SAP

Business One

Optimized SAP HANA adoption

Easier extension

Extended functions

Quicker implementation

Better cost structure

Completed localizations

Enhanced lifecycle management

Significant simplifications


Business logic and localization

Enhanced production module (resources and BoM enhancements) Inventory item cost valuation based on serial or batch number Display balances for goods receipt POs and purchase orders in BP master data Enablement of negative payments in payment wizard Multiple branches function splits transactions by business unit Project enhancements (initially for Russia) Rounded-off functions (G/L account determination, Multiple Unit of Measurement, Price Lists, Bin Location, Pick and Pack, and more) Fixed assets enhancements Extended tax reporting Bank Statement processing for additional localizations Localization enhancements and legal compliance Default values

Top-level Topics

Infrastructure and architecture

Permission group authorizations Performance improvements Security enhancements Hiding business functions Configurable UI framework Copy and paste between SAP Business One grids and MS Excel Simplified e-mail and printing process

Reporting and analytics

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 Default settings and report layout (selected countries)

Specific to SAP Business One 9.1, version for SAP HANA

Service layer that exposes business objects by Web service Role-based work center for analytics and simplified system use (based on HTML5) Pervasive Analytics New action types for Dashboards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Supplementary dashboards can easily be created via the Pervasive Analytics Designer (Advanced Dashboards) Performance optimization (transactional and reporting) Extreme application framework enhancement for partners Supported by remote support platform

Extensibility/SDK

Additional DI/UI objects and services Enhanced lifecycle management for extensions SAP Business One studio and workflow enhancements

Lifecycle management and support

Remote support platform 3.1

Business logic and localization

Optimized SAP HANA adoption

Easier extension

Extended functions

Quicker implementation

Better cost structure

Completed localizations

Enhanced lifecycle management

Significant simplifications


Enhanced Production Module New Resources Module

Enhancements

New module to manage and plan resource capacity

Ability to capture machine, labor or other resources

with associated costs

Linked to fixed assets and employee data

Accounts to be used defined in advanced account

determination

Benefits

Visibility of available capacity to avoid bottlenecks

and optimize production plan

Resource costs are included in the final product

cost


Enhanced Production Module Bill of Materials (BoM)

Enhancements

New line item types in BoM: resource, text

Option to group line items based on process flow

Option to mass update BoMs: add/remove lines

Values in identical UDFs carried over from BoM to

production order

Benefits

Process orientated BoM structure

Easy maintenance of BoM


Enhanced Production Module Production Process

Enhancements

Possibility to edit production order to match the

production process flow

Additional line types inherited from BoM

Option to include additional quantities e.g. required

for production process setup

Ability to define WIP account on row level

Benefits

Tailored production order structure reflecting

production process

Precise WIP data

More accurate planning data

Ability to share instructions via production order


Inventory Item Cost Valuation Based on serial and batch

Enhancements

New valuation method available for serial

numbered and batch-managed items

The cost of an item is managed on the serial or

batch number level

Benefits

Cost variances can be reflected in the product

profitability

Profitability can be calculated for a specific

serial number or batch


SAP Business One DB

Multiple Branches Manage Business by Branches in one Database/Localization

Core Features

Create sales and purchasing transaction for a dedicated

branch.

Reporting by branch, e.g. profit and loss statement per

branch.

Warehouse management per branch.

Restrict usage of business partners by branch.

All financial transactions will be separated by branches.

Benefits

Manage business by branches*, in one DB/Localization

e.g. product lines, stores, market segments, business units

increased transparency

Sports

Fashion &

Lifestyle

Games

* Notice:

The Multiple Branches function is designed for branches which are not legal entities in the sense of a company.

If the branches are legal entities, the intercompany integration solution for SAP Business One is recommended.


MRP Additional Data Sources

Enhancements

Introduction of field Component Warehouse in

Item Master Data, Planning Tab

Possibility to select Component Warehouse for

make items in Item Master Data, Planning Tab

Additional selection criteria for documents to be

included in MRP

Option to set Inventory Level to Maximum if

inventory quantity is less than minimum

Option to select multiple MRP forecasts for MRP

recommendations > selection screen will open

in addition, MRP forecasts support zero-quantity

items

Option to change the Order Type in the Order

Recommendation

Benefits

Ability to more flexibly optimize MRP execution

More possibilities to optimize the MRP process

9.0

9.1


Blanket Agreement Enhancements More Selection Criteria

Enhancements

Possibility to run the blanket agreement

fulfillment report by: item group, item properties,

vendor group, vendors properties

Authorizations moved to sales AR and

Purchasing AP - scope expanded

Option to select payment method in the blanket

agreement applied when drawn

Benefits

Better usability

User role based access control


Advanced G/L Account Determination Easier Migration

Enhancements

Ability to export the preview display of the

'Advanced G/L Account Determination Rules'

form to Excel

Added Determination Criteria button to the

Advanced G/L Account Determination rules form

Benefits

Easier investigation, reading and cross checking

of the expected rules before migration


Maximum Weight Allocation Restriction In Bin Locations

Enhancements

Postings of goods to bin locations can be restricted

by weight

A maximum weight can be defined for each bin

location

The weight per UoM is be defined per item

Benefits

Control weight restrictions of bin locations

Avoid weight overload and risk of accidents


Weight Factor for Unit Conversion For Simplified Unit of Measure Setup

Enhancements

New weight field for UoM conversion in item master

inventory tab

UoM conversion can use item weight

Use case example:

If a company sells several items by weight, but

manages them in a different UoM in the inventory,

the UoM Group definition can be simplified

Further, UoM Conversion can use an item UDF in

the same way

Benefits

Reduced effort with a simplified UoM setup


Price List Enhancements Copy Price Reduction on Unit of Measure level

Enhancements

Possibility to mass update prices in price list

UoM items in a price list can be copied to UoM

items in any other price lists

Benefits

Easy management of pricing updates


Pick and Pack Enhancements For Optimized Pick Processes

Enhancements

Generate and view pick lists via context menu in

A/R reserve invoices, inventory transfer requests,

and production orders

Additional parameters for splitting in the Pick List

Generation Wizard

Benefits

Start picking process directly from document

More flexibility to handle pick processes

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